1973 Benson & Hedges Cup

1973 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(55 overs per innings)
ChampionsKent (1st title)
Participants20
Matches47
Most runs335 Ron Headley (Worcestershire)
Most wickets18 Norman Gifford (Worcestershire)

The 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup was the second edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Kent County Cricket Club.

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Midlands Group

Team Pld W L Pts BowSR
Leicestershire 4 3 1 9 34.158
Worcestershire 4 3 1 9 38.182
Warwickshire 4 2 2 6 37.636
Oxford University 4 1 3 3 42.607
Northamptonshire 4 1 3 3 43.375

Northern Group

Team Pld W L Pts BowSR
Lancashire 4 3 1 9 38.515
Nottinghamshire 4 3 1 9 43.276
Yorkshire 4 3 1 9 52.625
Derbyshire 4 1 3 3 39.800
Minor Counties North 4 0 4 0 73.812

Southern Group

Team Pld W L Pts BowSR
Kent 4 3 1 9 35.833
Essex 4 2 2 6 34.459
Surrey 4 2 2 6 41.094
Sussex 4 2 2 6 46.958
Middlesex 4 1 3 3 60.263

Western Group

Team Pld W L Pts BowSR
Glamorgan 4 3 1 9 33.588
Hampshire 4 3 1 9 34.703
Somerset 4 2 2 6 38.706
Gloucestershire 4 2 2 6 41.200
Minor Counties South 4 0 4 0 104.100

Quarter-finals

13 June 1973
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
177/8 (55 overs)
v
Essex
180/4 (45.5 overs)
Bob Cooke 50 *
Ken Higgs 2/21 (11 overs)
Essex won by 6 wickets
Valentines Park, Ilford
Umpires: Bill Alley & Dickie Bird
Player of the match: Brian Edmeades (Essex)
13 June 1973
(scorecard)
Kent
206 all out (55 overs)
v
Hampshire
195 all out (53.4 overs)
Asif Iqbal 54
Bob Herman 2/33 (11 overs)
Richard Gilliat 55
Norman Graham 3/45 (10.4 overs)
Kent won by 11 runs
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Barry Meyer & Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Richard Gilliat (Hampshire)
13 June 1973
(scorecard)
Lancashire
227/5 (55 overs)
v
Glamorgan
68 all out (36.5 overs)
Harry Pilling 109*
Lawrence Williams 2/63 (11 overs)
Tony Lewis 13
Jack Simmons 3/5 (3.5 overs)
Lancashire won by 159 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ray Julian & Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Harry Pilling (Lancashire)
13 June 1973
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
234/8 (55 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
145/8 (55 overs)
Ron Headley 84
Barry Stead 3/49 (11 overs)
Bob White 52*
Vanburn Holder 2/9 (9 overs)
Worcestershire won by 89 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: David Evans & Arthur Fagg
Player of the match: Ron Headley (Worcestershire)

Semi-finals

27 June 1973
(scorecard)
Kent
169/9 (55 overs)
v
Essex
123 all out (44 overs)
Alan Ealham 48
Ray East 4/26 (11 overs)
Bruce Francis 33
John Shepherd 3/21 (7 overs)
Kent won by 46 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Dickie Bird & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Alan Ealham (Kent)
27 June 1973
(scorecard)
Lancashire
159 all out (55 overs)
v
Worcestershire
159/9 (55 overs)
Harry Pilling 40
Norman Gifford 5/42 (11 overs)
Basil D'Oliveira 29
Peter Lee 4/32 (11 overs)
Worcestershire won by losing fewer wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: David Constant & Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: Norman Gifford (Worcestershire)

Final

21 July 1973
(scorecard)
Kent
225/7 (55 overs)
v
Worcestershire
186 all out (51.4 overs)
Brian Luckhurst 79
Brian Brain 1/26 (11 overs)
Basil D'Oliveira 47
Asif Iqbal 4/43 (11 overs)
Kent won by 39 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Asif Iqbal (Kent)

See also

Benson & Hedges Cup


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